Arts and Crafts Activities

Arts and Crafts activities to help show your child the fun side of learning! From easy arts and crafts activities to more advanced, we've got you covered! Browse the activities below or use the selector to find similar activities.

Turn an Old T-Shirt into a Pillow

Turn an Old T-Shirt into a Pillow

If your child has outgrown his favorite t-shirt but can't bear to part with it, why not recycle it into a pillow? Pillows are easy to make, and are great gifts, too!

Embrace Flower Embossing

Embrace Flower Embossing

Help him emboss his own design reminiscent of the metalwork of the Middle Ages. Using foil and a wooden stylus, he'll create pretty springtime flower images.

Craft Your Own Abacus!

Craft Your Own Abacus!

Countries around the world have been using the abacus throughout history to make arithmetic easier to calculate. Here's an activity that has your child making an abacus, a tool that can make learning arithmetic highly visual and tactile!

Make a Foil Painting

Make a Foil Painting

Here's a way to spruce up a boring art routine: make a foil painting! Your preschooler will have a great time using paints on a foil background to create a stunning, shiny work of art.

Make Scented Play Dough

Make Scented Play Dough

Kids love play dough. They can play with it for hours on end. Here's a way to put a fresh spin on an all-time kid favorite: scented play dough! This activity is easy to do, and the fun will last a long time!

"Stained Glass" Leaf Window Art

"Stained Glass" Leaf Window Art

First-graders spend a lot of time learning to identify, group, and categorize natural phenomena all around them. In this activity, help your first grader investigate and categorize leaves while you create a beautiful and classic window decoration together.

Make a Story in a Bag

Make a Story in a Bag

Make puppets and put them to work! Teach kids the importance of telling a story in order: beginning, middle and end.

Build a Pinecone Bird Feeder!

Build a Pinecone Bird Feeder!

Here's a kindergarten science craft that brings birds to your yard - and a smile to your kindergartner's face.

Quill an Easter Card

Quill an Easter Card

Celebrate spring with a colorful art form! Show your child how to shape and glue together thin, rolled strips of bright paper into fantastic designs.

Make Coffee Filter Butterflies

Make Coffee Filter Butterflies

Celebrate spring any time of year with this fun activity that has a green twist. Turn old coffee filters into beautiful spring butterflies.

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